What did Nirvana stand for?

Nirvana is a place of perfect peace and happiness, like heaven. The origin of the word nirvana relates to religious enlightenment; it comes from the Sanskrit meaning “extinction, disappearance” of the individual to the universal. Achieving nirvana is to make earthly feelings like suffering and desire disappear.

How did Nirvana get famous?

Formed in 1987 in Seattle, Nirvana catapulted alternative music into mainstream pretty much single-handedly. Their hit album ‘Nevermind’ took the industry by surprise, turning popular culture on its head upon its release in 1991.

How did Foo Fighters get their name?

They were quickly dubbed “foo-fighters” by Donald J. Meiers, a radar operator in the 415th Night Fighter Squadron, who named them after a then-current comic strip called Smokey Stover. Smokey was a fireman, or “foo fighter”, who travelled to incidents in his “Foomobile”.

What was Nirvana’s first hit?

From Aberdeen, near Seattle, Nirvana was part of the postpunk underground scene that centred on K Records of Olympia, Washington, before they recorded their first single, “Love Buzz” (1988), and album, Bleach (1989), for Sub Pop, an independent record company in Seattle.

What was Nirvana’s biggest hit?

Smells Like Teen Spirit
In 2002, NME ranked the song the number two on its list of “100 Greatest Singles of All Time”, while Kerrang!…Smells Like Teen Spirit.

Who was the baby on the cover of Nevermind?

Spencer Elden
That’s what happened to Spencer Elden, who was photographed as an infant for the cover art of Nirvana’s blockbuster 1991 record “Nevermind,” and who is now suing the band and the photographer on the grounds that the image is child pornography.